Archive for "Barack Obama"
April 10th, 2013
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In today’s top news, President Obama sent Congress his budget; former Illinois state legislator Robin Kelly will replace Jesse Jackson Jr.; and Jay-Z is selling his stake in the Brooklyn Nets.
President Barack Obama sent Congress his budget in an effort to tame deficits that have soared above $1 trillion. [NYTimes]
Democrat and former Illinois state legislator Robin Kelly will replace Jesse Jackson Jr. after winning a special election Tuesday night. [BET]
Sean “Jay-Z” Carter is selling his stake in the Brooklyn Nets and will move forward as a sports agent. [BET]
Dylan Quick will undergo a psychiatric evaluation after being charged in the Lone Star College stabbing in Texas. [Houston Chronicle]
The postal service’s board said that it will continue to deliver mail six days a week. [CNN Money]
A 6-year-old boy who was accidentally shot in the head by a 4-year-old playmate has died from his wounds. [Huffington Post]
A week after the death of “Buckwild” reality-TV star Shain Gandee, MTV has decided to cancel the series. [LATimes]
Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner, who resigned after tweeting lewd pictures of himself, is considering a run for New York City mayor. [Reuters]
South Korea said there was a “very high” probability that North Korea would test-launch a medium-range missile at any time as a show of strength. [Al Jazeera]
Cuba handed over an American couple to U.S. officials who allegedly kidnapped their two sons and sailed to Havana. [CNN]
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April 9th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Russell Simmons, other stars and elected officials are urging President Obama to reform the U.S. drug and criminal justice policy; North Korea issued new war threats; and families of Newtown, Connecticut, victims want Congress to revive gun legislation that has stalled for almost four months.
Russell Simmons, Will Smith, other stars and elected officials are urging President Obama to reform the U.S. drug and criminal justice policy. [BlackVoices]
North Korea issued new war threats on Tuesday. [CNN]
Families of Newtown, Connecticut, victims want Congress to revive gun legislation that has stalled nearly four months after the slaying at Sandy Hook Elementary School. [ABCNews]
The interest on U.S. Stafford student loans are set to double this summer. [NBCNews]
The Louisville Cardinals beat Michigan 82-76 to capture the NCAA men’s basketball title. [BET]
You can now follow former President Bill Clinton on Twitter @PrezBillyJeff. [NYDailyNews]
Organizers of the Scripps National Spelling Bee are adding multiple-choice vocabulary tests to the annual competition. [ABCNews]
A fake Cookie Monster is being charged for reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a two-year-old tourist in Times Square Sunday. [USA Today]
A couple who kidnapped their two sons, who were in legal custody with their grandmother, have been found in Havana, Cuba. [CNN]
TAGS: Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, Capitol Hill, championship game, College Basketball, Congress, connecticut, cookie monster, criminal justice policy, Cuba, debt, drug policy, drugs, gun reform, Havana, interests, Kidnapping, Kim Kardashian, Louisville, Louisville Cardinals, michigan, NCAA Tournament, New York City, Newtown, North Korea, President Bill Clinton, President Obama, reckless endangerment, Russell Simmons, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary, Scripps National Spelling Bee, South Korea, spelling bee, Stafford loans, student loans, times square, tourist, tweeting, Twitter, U.S. Stafford, U.S. Stafford loans, University of Michigan, vocabulary, war threats, Will Smith
April 8th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the Obama administration requested $25.6 billion in its 2013 budget to spend on the drug war, Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim and the leading cause of death in young Black men is homicide.
The Obama administration in its 2013 budget requested $25.6 billion in federal spending on the drug war. [
HuffingtonPost]
Trayvon Martin’s parents have settled a wrongful-death claim with the Florida homeowners association of the subdivision where their son was shot and killed. [
BET]
The leading cause of death in young Black men ages 15 to 24 is homicide, surpassing unintentional injuries, suicide, cancer, HIV and other diseases combined. [
NewsWise]
Margaret Thatcher, Britain’s first female prime minister, is dead at the age of 87. [Telegraph]
The National Park Service celebrated a national monument honoring Col. Charles Young, the first African-American colonel in the U.S. Army. [Lancaster Eagle]
The maternal mortality rate has jumped dramatically among Blacks in New York City from roughly 40 per 100,000 live births in the 1990s to 79 deaths last year. [
NY Daily News]
The nonprofit Union of Minority Neighborhoods has been holding public story circles across Boston for minorities who were bused out of their communities as children. [AP]
Anne Smedinghoff, a 25-year-old U.S. diplomat based in Kabul, Afghanistan, was killed by a suicide bomber. [
CNN]
Authorities found the bodies of two children buried under 20 feet of dirt at a home construction site in Stanley, North Carolina. [ABC News]
China announces the number of cases of bird flu has increased, and there is no evidence of human-to-human transmission of the virus. [
CNN]
TAGS: afghanistan, African-American men, African-American women, Anne Smedinghoff, Barack Obama, Benjamin Crump, Bird Flu, black women, bodies found, Boston, britain, budget, bused, busing, busing Boston, cancer, children found, China, Col. Charles Young, colonel, death, diseases, drug war, federal budget, florida, George Zimmerman, HIV, homeowners association, homicide, human-to-human transmission, interdiction, international efforts, Kabul, law enforcement, Margaret Thatcher, maternal mortality rate, minorities, national monument, National Park Service, New York City, nonprofit, north carolina, obama, President Barack Obama, President Obama, prime minister Margaret Thatcher, Stanley, suicide, suicide bomber, Sybrina Fulton, The National Park Service, Tracy Martin, Trayvon Martin, U.S Army, U.S. diplomat, unintentional injury, Union of Minority Neighborhoods, virus, wrongful-death, young Black males
April 4th, 2013
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In today’s top news, the 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored with a non-violence campaign; Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy will sign a tough gun control bill; and North Korea could be planning a missile launch soon.
The 45th anniversary of the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. will be honored with the “50 Days of Nonviolence” campaign. [Reuters]
Connecticut Gov. Dannel Malloy will sign a tough gun control bill that will make over 100 weapons illegal. [CNN]
North Korea could be planning a missile launch soon, a U.S. official said. [CNN]
President Obama will return 5 percent of his salary to the U.S. Treasury. [BET]
The man who gunned down TV personality DJ Megatron was sentenced to 21 years in prison. [BET]
Exonerated football player Brian Banks signed with the Atlanta Falcons. [AP]
Assemblyman Eric A. Stevenson, a New York State lawmaker, was arrested on federal charges of accepting bribes and conspiring to defraud the state. [NY Times]
An Ohio judge sentenced Richard Beasley to death for the murder of three men who responded to an ad on the Craigslist website for a non-existent job. [Reuters]
Fast-food workers staged walkouts at McDonald’s, Burger King and other restaurants in New York City to protest wages that are “not enough.” [NBCNews]
TAGS: assassination, Assemblyman Eric A. Stevenson, atlanta, Atlanta falcons, Barack Obama, Brian Banks, Burger King, connecticut, corruption, Craigslist, Craigslist killer, DJ Megatron, Eric A. Stevenson, exonerated, Exoneration, fast-food, fraud, Gov. Dannel Malloy, gun control, gun violence, lawmakers, Martin Luther King Jr., Martin Luther King Jr. assassination, McDonald's, Minimum, minimum wage, MLK, murder, New York, New York City, New York State, Newtown, NFL, non violence campaign, North Korea, ohio, politicians, President Obama, protest, Richard Beasley, salary, Sandy Hook, Sandy Hook Elementary, South Korea, Taco Bell, U.S. Treasury, U.S. Treasury Department, wages, walkout, war, weapon ban
April 3rd, 2013
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In today’s top news, Rutgers University fired head basketball coach Mike Rice, Nelson Mandela is making progress in seventh day at hospital and former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools reported to jail and was released on bond in cheating scandal.
Rutgers University fired head basketball coach Mike Rice after ESPN broadcast a video showing him physically and verbally abusing players. [CNN]
Nelson Mandela is making progress as he spends the seventh day at the hospital. [BET]
The former superintendent of Atlanta Public Schools reported to jail on Tuesday for cheating scandal. She was released on bond on Wednesday morning. [CNN]
President Obama will attend this month’s dedication of the George W. Bush presidential library in Dallas. [USA Today]
Rev. Al Sharpton kicks off the National Action Network convention in New York City. [BET]
D.C. Councilmember Marion Barry hospitalized after experiencing a drop in blood sugar. [AP]
President Obama and Michelle Obama were moved after viewing 42, a movie about Jackie Robinson. [AP]
Oregon lawmakers are considering a bill that will regulate the production, processing and sale of marijuana. [USA Today]
North Carolina lawmakers introduced a bill declaring that the state has the power to establish an official religion. [NBCNews]
Four sisters aged between 19 and 24 in north India received burns after two men on motorbike splashed them with acid. [Al Jazeera]
TAGS: 42, abuse, acid, Al Sharpton, atlanta, Atlanta public schools, Barack Obama, College Basketball, D.C., D.C. Councilman Marion Barry, Dallas, ESPN, Fist Lady Michelle Obama, George W. Bush, India, Jackie Robinson, marijuana, marijuana legalization, Marion Barry, men's basketball, Michelle Obama, Mike Rice, National Action Network, National Action Network convention, NCAA, Nelson Mandela, New York City, north carolina, north India, oregon, player abuse, President Barack Obama, President Obama, presidential library, public school scandal, religion, Rev. Al Sharpton, Rutgers, Rutgers University, South Africa, superintendent, washington
March 29th, 2013
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In today’s top news, Nelson Mandela is recovering positively in hospital; President Obama urged the nation and Congress into action against gun violence Thursday; and both suspects pleaded not guilty in the killing of Hadiya Pendleton.
Nelson Mandela is recovering positively after being admitted to the hospital yesterday for a lung infection. [BBC]
President Obama is shaming the nation and Congress into action against gun violence Thursday. [CNN]
Both men pleaded not guilty in the killing of Hadiya Pendleton. [BET]
The EPA plans to unveil a proposal that aims to clean up automobile emissions, a plan that may lead to higher gas prices. [Fox News]
7,000 patients who visited a Tulsa, Oklahoma, dentist may have been exposed to HIV and hepatitis. [CNN]
Rep. Don Young of Alaska said he “meant no disrespect” when he used the term “wetbacks” to refer to the migrant laborers who worked on his father’s farm. [ADN]
A woman says she was roughed up by two LAPD officers and has filed a lawsuit against them. [
KTLA]
Rapper Lil Wayne reveals he is epileptic. [
Today]
Charles Barkley is defending CBS sports analyst Doug Gottlieb’s “white man’s perspective” joke during NCAA coverage. [
AP]
A 16-story building collapsed in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, killing three people and injuring 17 others. [
Al Jazeera]
TAGS: Air, alaska, automobile emmissions, Barack Obama, building collapsed, california, CBS Sports, Charles Barkley, chicago, connecticut, Dar es Salaam, dentist, enviromental, environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, epilepsy, epileptic, ethnic, gangs, Gas, gas emissions, gas prices, gun policy, gun reform, gun violence, guns, Hadiya Pendleton, Health, hepatitis, HIV, homicide, injured, killed, lapd, lawsuit, Lil Wayne, lung infection, NCAA, NCAA Tournament, Nelson Mandela, Newtown, Oklahoma, patients, Police Brutality, pollution, President Barack Obama, President Obama, racism, racist, rapper, recovering, Rep. Don Young, republican, seizure, seizures, slurs, South Africa, sustainability, Tanzania, Tulsa, violence, wetbacks, woman
March 18th, 2013
In today’s top news, President Obama nominates Tom Perez as next labor secretary; hundreds of New Yorkers will testify in trial challenging NYPD’s stop and frisk procedures; and Black farmers have still not been paid $1.2 billion from a 2010 settlement.
President Obama nominated Tom Perez to be his next labor secretary. [Politico]
Hundreds of New Yorkers will testify in a trial beginning Monday that will challenge the NYPD’s stop and frisk procedures. [AP]
Black farmers have still not been paid their $1.2 billion discrimination settlement from the USDA. [Monroe News Star]
Prosecutors are considering murder charges against Winnie Mandela following the exhumation of bodies of two young activists last seen at her home 24 years ago. [AP]
CNN is under fire for coverage of the Steubenville rape trial that was biased towards the convicted rapists and not the victim. [Huffington Post]
Dr. Conrad Murray, who was Michael Jackson’s personal physician, is refusing to testify in trial for a wrongful death lawsuit filed by Jackson’s mother. [CNN]
An ex-Oklahoma QB was killed in a plane crash Sunday that claimed the life of one other person. [Chicago Tribune]
Police in India’s Madhya Pradesh state say they have arrested six people in connection with the gang rape of a Swiss tourist. [
BBC News]
Al Jazeera’s English and Arabic websites are reported to have been blocked in Ethiopia. [
Al Jazeera]
TAGS: AEG, Africa, Al Jazeera, Barack Obama, Black farmers, bombs, cabinet, Catherine Jackson, censorship, CNN, Conrad Murray, deaths, discrimination, dorm room, Dr. Conrad Murray, Ethiopia, gun violence, India, indiana, jet crash, labor secretary, lawsuit, Madhya Pradesh, Media, Michael Jackson, murder, murder charges, New York, nominations, NYPD, Pigford II, president, President Barack Obama, president cabinet, President Obama, racism, rape trial, settlement, South Africa, South Bend, Steubenville, stop and frisk, stop and frisk trial, suicide, Swiss tourist, Tom Perez, U.S. Department of Agriculture, University of Central Florida, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela, Winnie Mandela, wrongful-death
March 6th, 2013
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In today’s top news, President Obama will meet with Senate and House Republicans next week, the number of anti-government groups have grown since Obama’s re-election and George Zimmerman has waived his right to a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in April.
Obama will go to Capitol Hill next week to meet with Republicans about the sequester. [The Washington Post]
The number of “anti-government” groups has grown since the president’s re-election. [Black Voices]
George Zimmerman has waived his right to a “Stand Your Ground” hearing in April. [Huffington Post]
U.S. Rep. Bennie Thompson wants the FBI to investigate the death of Mississippi mayoral candidate Marco McMillian. [AP]
Lawmakers are seeking a presidential pardon for Jack Johnson’s racially motivated imprisonment a century ago. [BlackAmericaWeb]
Kanye West vents displeasure after being ranked No. 7 on MTV’s “Hottest MCs in the Game” list. [BET]
The Pentagon’s military honor for drone pilots and cyberwarriors has sparked debate. [ABCNews]
Venezuela has declared seven days of mourning for the death of former President Hugo Chavez. [CNN]
Syria’s refugee count has reached 1 million. [Reuters]
TAGS: anti-government, anti-government groups, Barack Obama, Bennie Thompson, Capitol Hill, drones, Employers, employment, FBI, George Zimmerman, hip-hop, Hottest MC in the Game, house, Jack Johnson, Kanye West, Marco McMillian, Mississippi, mtv, Pentagon, President Hugo Chavez, President Obama, republicans, senate, sequester, Stand Your Ground, Trayvon Martin, venezuela
February 20th, 2013
In today’s top news, President Obama warned that hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose jobs unless Congress takes action soon, mentally impaired Georgia inmate Warren Hill was spared from execution and four are dead after a California man went on a shooting spree.
President Obama warned that hundreds of thousands of Americans will lose jobs unless Congress takes action before March 1. [BET]
Mentally impaired Georgia inmate Warren Hill was spared from execution by final-hour stays from the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the Georgia Court of Appeals. [CNN]
Four are dead after a California man went on a shooting spree during a series of carjackings before taking his own life. [Reuters]
A natural gas explosion caused a massive fire in Kansas City, Missouri, injuring 14. [NBCNews]
Real Husbands of Hollywood star Kevin Hart will host Saturday Night Live. [BET]
Tracey Edmonds and BET founder Robert Johnson will launch a faith-based digital network. [Grio]
Quincy Jones has launched a music education app. [AP]
A member of the Navy Seal Team Six crew that killed Osama bin Laden says he listened to Game’s “Red Nation” before killing the terrorist leader. [BET]
France is urging its citizens to leave Cameroon after seven French tourists were kidnapped. [BBC]
The U.N. warned that four million Syrians are in need of assistance amid civil war and a typhoid outbreak. [AJE]
TAGS: Barack Obama, california, Cameroon, Congress, death penalty, France, gun control, gun violence, Kansas city, Kevin Hart, missouri, Navy Seal Team Six, Osama bin Laden, President Barack Obama, President Obama, Quincy Jones, Real Husbands of Hollywood, Robert Johnson, Saturday Night Live, sequestration, suicide, Syria, Tracey Edmonds, typhoid, United Nations, Warren Hill
February 19th, 2013
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In today’s top news, funeral arrangements are set for Janay McFarlane, the Chicago teen who was shot and killed just hours after her sister attended President Obama’s speech on gun violence, President Obama says his leaked immigration plan is a backup measure in the event Congress doesn’t come to an agreement and advocates are pleading with Georgia to stay the execution of a man deemed mentally retarded.
Funeral arrangements have been set for Janay McFarlane, the Chicago teen was shot and killed just hours after her sister attended President Obama’s speech on gun violence. [CNN]
President Obama says his leaked immigration plan is a backup measure in the event Congress doesn’t come to an agreement. [NBCNews]
Advocates are pleading with Georgia to stay the execution of convicted murderer Warren Hill because of his mental state. [CNN]
Forest Whitaker was falsely accused of stealing from a New York City deli. [BET]
An Idaho man was fired from his job after slapping a Black toddler and using the n-word. [Grio]
South African Olympic runner Oscar Pistorious says his girlfriend’s murder was unintentional. [CNN]
The U.N. says man-made chemicals in everyday products are to blame for some cancers, fertility problems. [Reuters]
The Best Man sequel is slated for a Christmas release. [BET]
Actor Anthony Anderson has expressed his willingness to play fugitive Christopher Dorner in movie adaptation of the story. [BET]
The European Union lifted sanctions on banned Zimbabwe officials. [AJE]
TAGS: Anthony Anderson, Barack Obama, chicago, Christopher Dorner, Congress, crime, death penalty, European Union, Forest Whitaker, georgia, gun control, gun violence, Idaho, immigration, Janay McFarlane, Oscar Pistorious, President Barack Obama, President Obama, racism, South Africa, The Best Man, United Nations, Warren Hill, Zimbabwe
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